We’ve seen first-hand how nature-connection education changes lives. When you know more about nature, the less you need. So we take children outside and bring little other than our skills, knowledge, and our commitment to mentoring future generations in understanding, participating with, and caring for the environment. Children that learn to use the simplest materials to […]

The Wilderness Adventure Program is an expedition-based program for ages 13-15*. With a focus on high adventure and skill building, this is a four-weekend experience from September through June. Each weekend is a different type of overnight excursion in a new location around Southern Ontario. Diverse areas of focus for each weekend will provide a range of experiences in the […]

Why Volunteer? Volunteers at p.i.n.e. earn valuable experience in our unique mentoring approach, develop their wilderness skills and proficiency, and gain opportunities to learn new in-depth naturalist skills from our experienced staff. Our staff are a community of mentors and avid learners. If you’re looking to learn new skills and knowledge about nature, education and […]

Red Wolf Wilderness Camp (Ages 7 – 9, 10 – 14) Cook over the open fire, harvest wild plants and add them to meals, make fire from rubbing sticks together, and sneak up on your friends covered in natural forest camouflage that makes people virtually invisible. We’ll be making everything from primitive tools to friction fires, shelters to […]

Purchase tickets now. The York Region Nature Collaborative is excited to partner with the p.i.n.e project for this full day conference with workshops focusing on Naure Connection for Early Years Educators. Participants will learn key methods to confidently facilitate experiences in nature with (groups of) young children (0-6 years). Educators will further develop their own […]

Has a book ever changed your life? At the p.i.n.e. project, Field Guides help to inspire, inform and empower more than a thousand of our youth participants in nature-based education. To us, Field Guides aren’t boring old textbooks – rather, they are treasure chests of knowledge, and fuel our curiosity about nature! Children, youth and […]

The Wilderness Adventure Program is an expedition-based program for ages 13-17. With a focus on high adventure and skill building, this is a four-weekend experience from January through June. Each weekend is a different type of overnight excursion in a new location around Southern Ontario. Diverse areas of focus for each weekend will provide a range of experiences in the […]

March Break Day Camp (Ages 4 – 12) We are happy to announce our annual March Break Day Camp. This camp will pick up right where our summer camps left off – with tons of nature-based games, story telling, creating nature-related art and theatre, exploring, and learning various survival and wilderness living skills. We’re preparing to […]